"Anime 1 Week" brings you a summary of the latest anime news from the past week. From September 8th to 14th, news items that drew attention included the revival screening of "Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie" with a pilot film for the new film "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" being shown as a special feature, and the release of a mass-produced Nu Gundam figure equipped with fin funnels.
On the 8th, it was announced that the popular novel game series "9-nine-" (Palette) will be adapted into a TV anime in 2025. The title will be "9-nine- Ruler's Crown," and it will feature Abe Atsushi as Shinkai Sho, Fukuen Misato as Kujo Miyako, Tanezaki Atsumi as Shinkai Ten, Yamaoka Yuri as Kousaka Harukaze, and Fujita Akane as Yuki Kia.
On the 9th, it was announced that the box office revenue of the latest movie version of "My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: Your Next" (directed by Okamura Tensai), based on the anime "My Hero Academia" based on the manga by Horikoshi Kohei serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), has exceeded 3.1 billion yen. It has been a huge hit, with an audience of over 2.18 million people.
On the 10th, the cast of the Perfect Muryo Daisyu Army, who will appear in the new TV anime series "Kinnikuman: Perfect Chojin Ancestor Arc," based on the popular fighting manga "Kinnikuman," was announced. The Perfect Infinite Count Army is a group of mysterious black-hooded, veiled people. Takeshi Kusao plays Nemesis, a mysterious perfect superhuman with the title of "Perfect Meat", Junichi Suwabe plays Grim Reaper with the title of "Perfect Gen", Yoshihisa Kawahara plays Marvelous, who has twin dragons, "Blue Dragon" and "Red Dragon", on his shoulders and have a different will from his own, Shinobu Matsumoto plays Jack Chi with the title of "Perfect Flow", and Takashi Matsuyama plays Polarman, a polar bear superhuman with superhuman strength and the title of "Perfect Power". The Perfect Infinite Count Army will take part in a three-way battle with the Justice Superhumans and the Devil Superhumans.
On the 10th, it was announced that the second season of the TV anime "Isura", based on the popular light novel by Dengeki New Literature (KADOKAWA), will be broadcast from January 2025. Additional cast members were also announced, including Mariya Ise, Miku Ito, and Rikiya Koyama. Ise will play the important character of the second season, Kuro the Warned, Ito will play the Wandering Kyune, a winged homunculus who accompanies Kuro the Warned, and Koyama will play Mere the Horizon Cannon, a giant.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the broadcast of the TV anime "BLUE SEED," which aired from October 1994 to March 1995, on the 11th, downloads and subscription services began for 13 works, including the theme song "CARNIVAL BABEL" by "TAKADA BAND" and the soundtrack. It was also announced that all 26 episodes of the TV anime will be released on YouTube for a limited time to commemorate the 30th anniversary.
On the 11th, it was announced that Shibuya Keiichiro's manga "Ruri no Houseki," currently being serialized in "Harta" (KADOKAWA), will be adapted into a TV anime in 2025.
On the 12th, it was announced that a 2-minute pilot film of the new film "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" will be shown as a special video at the revival screening of the first theatrical version of the popular anime series "Mobile Police Patlabor," "Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie." It was also announced that a set of mini posters featuring visuals from the "Movie Version" and "EZY" would be distributed as a special gift to attendees.
On the 12th, it was revealed that a figure of the mass-produced Nu Gundam, which appears in the "M-MSV" project of the popular anime series "Gundam," will be released as the "METAL ROBOT Spirits (Ka signature)
On the 12th, it was announced that the second act of the completely new TV anime "Delico's Nursery", a popular theater "TRUMP series", from episode 7 onwards, will be broadcast from October 16th. Starting from September 18th, a special program looking back on the first act will be broadcast for four consecutive weeks.
On the 13th, it was revealed that a 10th anniversary project has been launched for the robot anime "Captain Earth", which aired from April to September 2014. The Blu-ray Disc box "Captain Earth Memorial Blu-ray Box" will be released on January 29th, 2025. It is also planned to be released all at once on YouTube in the future.
On the 13th, it was revealed that popular voice actor Nakamura Yuichi will be appearing in the movie version of the latest work in the popular anime "PreCure" series, "Wonderful PreCure! The Movie! A Thrilling Adventure in the Game World!" Nakamura will be playing Daifuku, a rabbit who lives with Usayama Satoru. Daifuku never speaks in the TV series, but in the movie version he finally speaks and transforms into a human.
On the 14th, it was revealed that the second season of the TV anime "Bye Bye Earth," based on Ubukata Tow's fantasy novel, will be produced and will air in 2025.
